Comments on: Creating Redirects for Affiliate Links

By: AskApache

AskApache — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:33:41 +0000

@Bill,

Check out http://www.askapache.com/seo/advanced-http-redirection.html for an example php file… Keep in mind that each time a request/redirect is handled by PHP, it has to load the entire php binary just to send a simple redirection… .htaccess/server-side is definately better in that way, but php is a little more flexible and I also use it for redirects occasionally.

By: Bill At Muscle-Build.com

Bill At Muscle-Build.com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:35:01 +0000

Great resource. One question, though. For the commenter, htaccess redirect, he mentions PHP redirect scripts…I’m experimenting with that now. Is there a way to place a “nofollow” attribute in the .php file itself?

The initial file looks something like this:

Is a “nofollow” even needed? I don’t want to put the nofollow in the link, but the file above. I think if I put the nofollow in the link, I “lose” some of my internal linking…

By: htaccess redirect

htaccess redirect — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:55:37 +0000

Personally I feel that PHP redirect scripts are the best way to go with affiliate links.

By: Homeworker

Homeworker — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:48:08 +0000

If you’re using a Wordpress, why not use a Wordpress plugin to manage all that for you.

I use link-cloaking-plugin – from here: http://w-shadow.com/blog/2007/07/28/link-cloaking-plugin-for-wordpress/

It’s simply set to cloak everything on my site, makes the site looka lot tidier (which is why I use it). You can, if you wish, set it to manual and just type in a small code whenever you want to cloak one link.

Also, you get to choose the name that the link appears to go to, e.g. /goto/

By: Lode

Lode — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:02:03 +0000

Thanks AskApache! Your site is my primary reference for .htaccess info, a great help in understanding what I’m doing (and making sure the blog stays up!).

I’ve been struggling with rewrite rules a while back, but that’s a bridge too far for me (at least for now). Maybe I’ll look into it some other time.

Thanks for stopping by!

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By: AskApache

AskApache — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:27:04 +0000

Excellent article Lode, I do this same thing with some links like Amazon affiliate links. Then I can link to mysite/cd/the-name instead of amazon.com/%2340lkdfj Nice AskApaches last blog post..Fast and Easy Custom WordPress New User Registration